bearing
That bears (some specified thing).
Adjective 2 meanings
That bears (some specified thing).
“a gift-bearing visitor”
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
“That's a bearing wall.”
Noun 4 meanings
A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.
The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively.
“Do we go left here or straight on? Hold on, let me just get my bearings.”
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
“That has no bearing on this issue.”
Etymology
From Middle English beringe, berynge, berende, berande, berand, from Old English berende (“bearing; fruitful”) (also as synonym Old English bǣrende), from Proto-Germanic *berandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear; carry”), equivalent to bear + -ing.
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BEARING at a glance
BEARING has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,829 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bearing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
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